North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

AphiaID

156991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156991)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Rangia Des Moulins, 1832

Original name

Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832

Synonymised names

Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 · unaccepted > superseded combination (also incorrect grammatical...)

also incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet

Gnathodon nasutus Dall, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins, 1832 · unaccepted

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): pl. 40 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156991 on 2026-06-29

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Rangia cuneata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=156991 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-20 11:54:45Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-01-03 09:05:25Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-10-08 18:47:52Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2010-09-23 10:34:21Z

changed

Huber, Markus

2011-10-22 14:32:48Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-11-05 12:49:29Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2021-08-21 19:45:55Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

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original description (of Gnathodon cuneatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): pl. 40 [details]

original description (of Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins, 1832) Des Moulins, C. (1832). Description d'un genre nouveau de coquille bivalve. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 5: 48-58, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32927003 [details]

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]

additional source Verween, A.; Kerckhof, F.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2006). First European record of the invasive brackish water clam Rangia cuneata (G.B Sowerby I, 1831) (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Aquatic Invasions. 1(4): 198-203., available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2006/AI_2006_1_4_Verween_etal.pdf [details]

additional source Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors

additional source Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Wiese L., Niehus O., Faass B. & Wiese V. (2016). Ein weiteres Vorkommen von Rangia cuneata in Deutschland (Bivalvia: Mactridae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie. 29: 53-60. [details]

additional source Verrill, A. H. (1947). Additions to the Mollusca of Lake Worth, Florida. The Nautilus. 61(2): 47-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284747
page(s): 48 [details]

additional source Gallagher, J. L. & Wells, H. W. (1969). Northern range extension and winter mortality of Rangia cuneata. The Nautilus. 83(1): 22-25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515286 [details]

additional source Counts, C. L., III. (1980). Rangia cuneata in the industrial water system (Bivalvia: Mactridae). The Nautilus. 94(1): 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274495 [details]

additional source Metcalf, A. L. (1980). Fossil Rangia cuneata (Mactridae) in Eddy County, New Mexico. The Nautilus. 94(1): 2-3, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274496 [details]

additional source Hill, F. C. (1983). Unexplained occurrence of the mactrid bivalve, Rangia cuneata, from the Arrowhead Farms Indian Site near Louisville, Kentucky. The Nautilus. 97(2): 79-81, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274781 [details]